Some cars are fast, others are drop-dead gorgeous. Then there’s the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione — a performance car so stunning, it wouldn't look out of place in an art gallery next to the Mona Lisa.

Produced between 1931 and 1939, the original 8C used straight-eight powerplants developed by Italian engine designer Vittorio Jano. A whopping 64 years after the final example of the breed rolled off ...

Of the 500 Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione coupe and convertibles built, only 90 cars came to the U.S.A., and now one has sold through the auction site Bring a Trailer. The 8C was first unveiled in 2006 as ...